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The Reckless Moment

(1949)

December 9, 1949• 1h 22m
67%
TMDB Score

Overview

After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.

Max Ophüls

Director

Top Billed Cast

JM

James Mason

Martin Donnelly

JB

Joan Bennett

Lucia Harper

GB

Geraldine Brooks

Bea Harper

HO

Henry O'Neill

Tom Harper

SS

Shepperd Strudwick

Ted Darby

DB

David Bair

David Harper

RR

Roy Roberts

Nagel

JA

Jessie Arnold

Old Lady (uncredited)

AB

Al Bain

Man (uncredited)

JB

Jack Baker

Man (uncredited)

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